Manufacturing Process Engineer

Overview

As part of our continued support to a major customer in the automotive industry, we are looking for a Manufacturing Process Engineer with experience in process, project management, and the design and installation of manufacturing processes and equipment.

This is a contract position that has been deemed as outside IR35 - pending contractor assessment, the rate will be dependent on experience, seniority, etc.

The role will be based at the customer's facility in Cheshire.

Responsibilities

• Design process - feasibility
• Co-design Product & Process:
  • Style Assessment: check and quotation
  • Requirements monitoring (definition scope according to RFQ schedule and follow-up)
  • Assembly Integration and Validation Plan and Digital ECM Quotation: manage and check
  • Define the list of parts needed for the mock-up and trials
  • Participation in meetings: Hot housing meeting, area meeting, GDM meeting
  • Technical review: validation robustness
  • Traceability/conformity/safety tightening/sensitive process
  • Management DST and assembly
  • Contribution to SP assessment
• Assembly process adaptation:
  • Elaboration of the assembly sequence respecting the target gateways; if deviation from the target, justify this deviation
  • Quotation of the different solutions if necessary: time, investments, surface, sequential delivering
  • Definition of operating process and process sheets
  • Development of product and process feasibility for assembly
  • Technical proposals to guarantee assembly
• Creation of requests for tools / tools / equipment:
  • Creation of FOA (fiches d'ouverture d'affaire) request for study of specific tools or studying feasibility of assembling
  • CAO environment will be provided to tool supplier for making feasibility study
  • Participation in the construction of ways to integrate and validate processes (contribution to the book of specification of the equipment)
  • Assembly evaluation synthesis to fill in the delivery's acceptance
  • Creation of process sheets
• Creation of assembly process sheets for one main car and then for all diversities according to our standards and in particular:
  • Definition of operating mode with evaluation of time needed to do operations by using MTM2 analysis
  • Realization of the illustration coming from PLM of P sheets (M,D,E and A) from CAO
  • Analysis and reduction of tightening diversity; the process sheets will be written in English, automatic foreign translation should be provided (according to list to be defined by the OEM at SFM)
• Validation on plant and pilot line:
  • Transfer to manufacturing team the process sheets
  • Management of solving assembly issues during assembly (reactivity)
  • Participation and update of PS during assembling of car dedicated to validate process sheets ("slow build")
  • Support of assembly unit leader for the first vehicle
  • Time adjustment for specific Process Sheet (manipulator)
  • Transfer to serial team of all P sheets.

Qualifications

• HNC/Degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical or Engineering

Essential skills

• A high level of understanding of manufacturing processes and procedures ideally within a fast-paced environment.

Desired skills

• Knowledge and experience of automotive process engineering
• Knowledge of Project Management
• Experience of design and installation of manufacturing processes and equipment.

Experience

• Degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Knowledge and experience of automotive process engineering
• Knowledge of Project Management
• Experience of design and installation of manufacturing processes and equipment.
• Good communication & negotiation skills
• Strong cross-functional team leadership skills
• Able to work autonomously, with a hands-on approach.
• Good computer skills with a good working knowledge of MS Office; knowledge of CAD systems AutoCad/Spacevision/Catia is an advantage
• Good communication skills, written & verbal
• Self-motivated team worker with a flexible working approach

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology-loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

Commitment to Diversity

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:

• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work

"We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age".

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive.